Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-04
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
IOWA.

IOWA.
Clinton had nine deaths from sun
stroke.
One death occurred at Lyons from
sunstroke.
-Maqnoketa has organized building
association.
Ten deaths from sunstroke are reported
at Dubuque.
-Ida Grove is an aspirantfo the Meth
odist college.
The twine famine in most portions of
the state has subsided.
AT the teachers institute at Storm Lake
the membership numbered 1877.
Perry D. Rose, leading attorney of
Jefferson, received severe sanstroke
lately.
Goo. Baughman, resident of Scott
county for forty years, died in Davenport
lately.
The Broadway M. Z. church Of Coun-
Gil Bluffs has just celebrated its twentieth
anniversary.
1t is promised that the Illinois Cen
tral will soon let contracts for the new
depot in Dubuque.
B. E. Linehan says he will be one of
ten men to put $500 into the experiment of
boring for natural gas in Dubuque.
The Capital makes particular COM
plant "against the utter wretchedness of
the postal system in Des Moines."
"A travelling physician got drunk in
Aurelia and he was lodged in the cooler,
being the first occupant of that retreat in
many months.
Miss Fanny Delane, Marshalltown
etenogrnpher, wants $4,000 from the city
treasury on account of injuries received by
defective sidewalk.
John Farley, of Dubuque, met death
by drowning. The day before he COM
planned of being unwell and was in de-
pressed state of mind.
The Illinois Central imports brick
from Dubuque for its own use at Fort
Dodge, not being satisfied with the quality
Of the local article.
-Mnrshalltown sets up the claim that
it is the first city in the state to appro-
pirate money for the purpose of prospect
ing for natural gas.
There are 292 inmates of the Soldiers
Orphans Home ut Davenport-16O males
and 1872 females. All but 36 of this num-
ber were born in Iowa.
Fort Dodge is expecting that q boot
and shoe factory, to employ twenty to
thirty men, will soon be established there.
A bonus of $4,000 is asked.
The first annual exhibition of the Keo-
kuk district fair association will be held in
that city August 9, 10, II and 10. The
premiums aggregate $4,000.
The 11-year-old son of S. s. Worm-
ley, four miles north of Newton, was SO
badly injured in moving machine that
he died two hours afterwards.
Gov. Larrabee has received informa-
ton concerning the Importation of certain
diseased ponies from Texas TO Columbus
Junction. He has taken prompt action in
the matter.
The wife of Stephen Palmer. of Wat
erloo, committed suicide by shooting her
self through the body with single-bar-
reled shotgun. She was e5 years of age
Poor health the cause.
George HOLLAND, local baggage.agent a
Des Moines, has proved recreant spouse
leaving his young wife to contemplate
upon the fckleness of some specimens o
the genus homo.
There have been 1856 additions mad,
to the state library during the past year, o
which 1,269 were obtained by purchase ant
1857 by donation and exchange, making
the total number Of volumes now in til,
library 1,O16.
Frank and Harold Westlake, II and
yenrs, living with their grandparents q
Council Bluffs, got out an old revolver ant
we're fooling with it. Frank snapped tn
hammer, and the ball entered Harold's alb
domen, infiicting wound which will prob
ably prove fatal.
The 13-year- old son of Christophe
CLINE, near Dysart, was run over by
moving machine. One arm was com
pletely severed from the body. The pluck
fellow held to the reins, and drove tn
team home with the other arm, aud the
sent for the doctor.
Miss Belle DeLong, Of Council
Bluffs, has laid aside the garb and wor
of Salvationist. deciding that they d
not fit her. She is o lady of social stand
ing, and her movements have attracte,
much notice. The Globe says the peopl
of Council Bluffs would be willing to bnil
her church.
Peter johnson, Swede, commonl
called "Mrs. Johnson" was fonud dead j
Burlington ut the foot of q pair of stair
down which he had evidently fallen. H
wns thoroughly dissipated and worthless
He had wealthy friends in hi old home
who maintained him by small weekly al
lowances. At one time he received nbor
$4,000 from them, but succeeded in spend
ing it all in few weeks, and droppe
back into the old ways. He had seen bet
er days before he became SO degraded.
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DAKOTA.